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. >> peter, when romney was governor of massachusetts, the unemployment rate went down because a lot of people left the state. is he fair to make this point now? >> i think it is fair to say that the unemployment rate has come down simply over the course of this recovery and the bahama presidency because fewer people looked for work. if the same number of people were looking for work today as when mr. obama became president, that number is consistent with my computations. it's important to recognize that this month the household survey for which unemployment rate is computed as opposed to the jobs count and enterprises indicated that about 800,000 people found jobs. that's about 6% increase in the number of people employed, which is an absurd number. no one can believe we have a 135% annual growth rate in employment with the economy growing so slowly. what it appears is a lot of folks out of work have established home-based businesses and they're working on some kind of part-time basis. a reporter that lost his job working as a stringer or something. i don't view the 7.8% as encourag
. >> peter, when romney was governor of massachusetts, the unemployment rate went down because a lot of people left the state. is he fair to make this point now? >> i think it is fair to say that the unemployment rate has come down simply over the course of this recovery and the bahama presidency because fewer people looked for work. if the same number of people were looking for work today as when mr. obama became president, that number is consistent with my computations. it's...
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his aides say that the reason that he got that effective rate down to 14% and not lower than that is that he only claimed a little more than half of the $4 million that he donated to charity. so they were very careful after mitt romney was asked in an interview in august whether he'd of ever paid a lower rate than 13% from his 2010 tax returns which he'd already released. he said, no, i haven't. well, he would have in 2011 had he not only claimed part of his charitable deductions and that's the way that mitt romney's trying to be careful to protect appearances and not give democrats any or o ammunition than they have already. >> so is this all we're going to get? basically the romney camp saying be happy, go home, you've got it, go away, or do you think there is still going to be enough criticism to get even more information? >> mandy, i can only take mitt romney and ann romney at their word. they have both said this is it, we're only going to release two returns. but they're trying to diffuse the demands for more by releasing statistics. average effective rate of 20% over that perio
his aides say that the reason that he got that effective rate down to 14% and not lower than that is that he only claimed a little more than half of the $4 million that he donated to charity. so they were very careful after mitt romney was asked in an interview in august whether he'd of ever paid a lower rate than 13% from his 2010 tax returns which he'd already released. he said, no, i haven't. well, he would have in 2011 had he not only claimed part of his charitable deductions and that's the...
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republicans are tearing out their hair trying to figure out why the romney campaign can't seem to get out of its own way. could the answer be mitt romney? we will debate that next up on kudlow. to the cheaters" vo: tough on china? not mitt romney. when a flood of chinese tires threatened a thousand american jobs... it was president obama who stood up to china and protected american workers. mitt romney attacked obama's decision... said standing up to china was "bad for the nation and our workers." how can mitt romney take on the cheaters... when he's taking their side? >>> welcome back to "the kudlow report." i'm larry kudlow. in this half hour, you have to hear this late-breaking news. president obama blocked a chinese company from owning four wind farm projects in northern oregon. the reason -- apparently national security concerns. plus, our president has been touting his so-called new plan. he named it "patriotic economics." want a clue what it may be like? parlez vous fracais? . gop supporters can try to int blame clint eastwood's empty chair, media biased league polls, and video
republicans are tearing out their hair trying to figure out why the romney campaign can't seem to get out of its own way. could the answer be mitt romney? we will debate that next up on kudlow. to the cheaters" vo: tough on china? not mitt romney. when a flood of chinese tires threatened a thousand american jobs... it was president obama who stood up to china and protected american workers. mitt romney attacked obama's decision... said standing up to china was "bad for the nation and...
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it is going to send sprint further down. jim, are you abandoning sprint? because t mobil is not going to buy them. i'm jcram jim kramer and i will you tomorrow. larry, what are you looking at tonight? >> mitt romney floats and idea to cap keyductions across the board. we set up our own debate. those are the topics we are going to tackle. and this evening. listen to vice president joe biden on the trail. it is the gift that keeps on giving. >> how they can justify. raising taxes in the middle class. it has been buried in the last four years. how in the lord's name. >> that is nodt a froidian slip. plus three stories that happen to break before the election. a leftist new york attorneyy general looking to bash banks and that is as phony as a $3 bill. also a judge strikes down pennsylvania's voter id law and the obama administration is telling companies it is okay to disregard the law when it comes to handing out pink slips in advance to big budget cuts. all three happening before the election. mitt romney has finally put meat on the bones of his tax reform i
it is going to send sprint further down. jim, are you abandoning sprint? because t mobil is not going to buy them. i'm jcram jim kramer and i will you tomorrow. larry, what are you looking at tonight? >> mitt romney floats and idea to cap keyductions across the board. we set up our own debate. those are the topics we are going to tackle. and this evening. listen to vice president joe biden on the trail. it is the gift that keeps on giving. >> how they can justify. raising taxes in...
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they say romney lost this. >> romney has made mistakes, but let's calm down. mitt romney is out now speaking in los angeles to the hispanic chamber of commerce. let's listen in. >> it's risen by almost 15 million since president obama took office. median household income has fallen four years in a row. now, seeing such a poor jobs and income picture, the federal reserve has announced it will once again print more money. the fed knows that this comes with a high cost and risk for the future. it feels it has no other choice. our leaders in washington have failed to produce a real recovery. no one is exempt from the pain of this economy, of course, but the hispanic community has been particularly hard-hit. while national unemployment is at 8.1%, hispanic unemployment as you know is over 10%. over 2 million more hispanics are living in poverty today than the day president obama took office. in 2008 candidate obama promised us a world of limitless hope. what we got instead is a world where hope has painful limits. limits that make it harder to start a business, to
they say romney lost this. >> romney has made mistakes, but let's calm down. mitt romney is out now speaking in los angeles to the hispanic chamber of commerce. let's listen in. >> it's risen by almost 15 million since president obama took office. median household income has fallen four years in a row. now, seeing such a poor jobs and income picture, the federal reserve has announced it will once again print more money. the fed knows that this comes with a high cost and risk for the...
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i think this thing could break back down into the mid $160s. >> if romney gets anything close to reasonable punch in this debate, he's going to fire ben bernanke and that's bullish for the dollar. can you not ignore that. >> jeff kilburg, in terms of gold, your target of $2,000, more specifically $1,934 on a technical basis, does that get royaled depending on the debate or the election outcome? >> that's going to produce a lot of volatility. what keith said hit the nail on the head. this is a dollar story. continue race to the base. the dollar's going to continue to get beat up. therefore goal's going higher. in 12 out of 17 of the fed fellow said rates are not going higher until 2015. therefore you got to stick with this trade. >> jeff kilburg, kilburg capital. doc, you noted some unusual activity in gld. >> i've talked to a lot of the hedge fund clients i talk with are basically setting themselves up saying nobody has that crystal ball and knows what the election is going to be -- yet. it is very close, too close to call in most of the swing states and so forth. but a lot of them are buyi
i think this thing could break back down into the mid $160s. >> if romney gets anything close to reasonable punch in this debate, he's going to fire ben bernanke and that's bullish for the dollar. can you not ignore that. >> jeff kilburg, in terms of gold, your target of $2,000, more specifically $1,934 on a technical basis, does that get royaled depending on the debate or the election outcome? >> that's going to produce a lot of volatility. what keith said hit the nail on the...
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this morning, it was down to 66% probability. romney moved up 10 percentage points. dan loeb on facebook had put last week out a note that you ought to buy the romney futures because they were so depressed. i don't know how the money works in that thing, but he made ten points on the upside. >> wonder what the capital gains treatment is on that. >> that's a good question. >> rick santelli, i haven't even talked about march you draghi. he had an impact on the markets early on today, didn't he? >> he definitely did. if i look at interest rate complex between the mario draghi influences, the euro rally. we saw interest rates on the safe harbors like ten-year notes move higher. the stocks really grasping in and getting close to triple digits has put the ten-year pretty much at the top of what has been an eight-trading day, 5 1/2 basis point closing range. the boon, which closed a bit ago, is in a 2 1/2 point basis range for seven trading days. it's somewhat amazing. the issue with draghi remains. he moves foreign exchange a lot. they think he has that bazooka. we're not
this morning, it was down to 66% probability. romney moved up 10 percentage points. dan loeb on facebook had put last week out a note that you ought to buy the romney futures because they were so depressed. i don't know how the money works in that thing, but he made ten points on the upside. >> wonder what the capital gains treatment is on that. >> that's a good question. >> rick santelli, i haven't even talked about march you draghi. he had an impact on the markets early on...
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romney about it, sit down with a pencil and a piece of paper. his math doesn't work, neil. neil: don't get me going with the math thing because bill clinton is a great orator and that, but when he mentioned the math thing, immediately the nerd i was, i said, well, you pick and choose your numbers carefully, mr. president, particularly when you started counting these jobs, the obama recovery began in february 2010, and so the year before, they don't count those job losses or counting the recent week numbers. leaving that aside and the craziness of that, what i witnessed, you know, in charlotte was akin -- i was too young for woodstock, but where everything goes, you can say and do anything, and it was dangerous. this is a political convention that was an incumbent party controlling two branches of the government oblivious to the realities around us. >> no, you're right, neil. look, it's not a partisan thing. i'm not opposed to democrats or for republicans. there was an ignorance to it, ignoring the facts, neil, and there was an ignorance to it. i love the metaphor of woodsto
romney about it, sit down with a pencil and a piece of paper. his math doesn't work, neil. neil: don't get me going with the math thing because bill clinton is a great orator and that, but when he mentioned the math thing, immediately the nerd i was, i said, well, you pick and choose your numbers carefully, mr. president, particularly when you started counting these jobs, the obama recovery began in february 2010, and so the year before, they don't count those job losses or counting the recent...
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. >> as romney sat down for that interview, news came of the bounce for president obama following the democratic national convention. romney pollsters, though, are knocking the bump and in fact in a mem refo referring to as aa s high. joe scarborough is saying what many republicans won't say out loud. >> i'm telling them you will lose if you don't run as a conservative if you don't start telling people what you don't believe, if you believe in anything. >> joining me now michael and msnbc contributor mike tamaski and chris kofenis. i'll start off with you and you have conservative friends for obvious reasons, but here's the deal. you heard joe scarborough say if romney believes in anything, that was what he said at the last tail end, this notion that romney etch-a-sketch back and forth is sticking with him as we are eight weeks away from the general election. it is because he's not giving specifics. >> well, i disagree with what i heard from "morning joe," and of course i've the got immense respect for him. i think his problem is he's running as a conservative now, not that he won't r
. >> as romney sat down for that interview, news came of the bounce for president obama following the democratic national convention. romney pollsters, though, are knocking the bump and in fact in a mem refo referring to as aa s high. joe scarborough is saying what many republicans won't say out loud. >> i'm telling them you will lose if you don't run as a conservative if you don't start telling people what you don't believe, if you believe in anything. >> joining me now...
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is there a elegant way of saying hosed, of saying stop the madness, of saying going down the toilet, mitt romney owes no one an apology for stating the facts, this whole en entitlement society is out of control, there is no elegant way to say what i did, and no way to say if this keeps up this can kiss this country's ass good-bye, that is not what he said, this is what he did say. >> the right course for america is that government helps to step in to -- steps in to help those in need, but we believe in free people and free enterprise, not redistribution, the right course for america is to create growth, wealth not redistribute wealth. neil: on 47% of the people in this country, pay no income tax, a lot because they are retired or elder lior paying payroll taxes and other taxes but that trench%, 47% figure, is it too high? do you think that level should be closer to what it was in late '70s where it was in the 20s? what is acceptable? >> first of all, you are right there are a number of retirees, and members of military who are not paying taxes, that is at it should be, but we should
is there a elegant way of saying hosed, of saying stop the madness, of saying going down the toilet, mitt romney owes no one an apology for stating the facts, this whole en entitlement society is out of control, there is no elegant way to say what i did, and no way to say if this keeps up this can kiss this country's ass good-bye, that is not what he said, this is what he did say. >> the right course for america is that government helps to step in to -- steps in to help those in need, but...
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now, how is it that mitt romney can't get that message down? how is it that he can't explain that to people? he's a very brilliant guy. what's the problem here? >> well, it is a good plan and you know he's got the good mechanics behind his plan and he's had a tough month with respect to being stuck on talking about process questions a lot. and frankly, i think republicans are ready like steve said for a choice election. i think the country is ready for a choice election. and would he have moving would moving to the next phase where romney has to articulate the choice if our country.next phas romney has to articulate the choice if our country. i think he's prepared to do that. you look at the advertising strategy they adopted just yesterday. it's mitt talking more specifically and more directly to middle class voters about how his plan whether create jobs. that's a preview of coming ahead.create jobs. that's a preview of coming ahead. >> let me interject one thing. i've seen those ads. i think they look like boiler plate blah, blah, blah, i don'
now, how is it that mitt romney can't get that message down? how is it that he can't explain that to people? he's a very brilliant guy. what's the problem here? >> well, it is a good plan and you know he's got the good mechanics behind his plan and he's had a tough month with respect to being stuck on talking about process questions a lot. and frankly, i think republicans are ready like steve said for a choice election. i think the country is ready for a choice election. and would he have...
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romney has a strong showing, all of that good, strong upward movement is going to come crashing back down around our had he on thursday. >> for all of the stocks in the sector or are there those that are immune to politics? >> in the hospital sector? i don't think anybody's immune to the politics. this is a very, very politicized group. their entire fate, in essence, of these stocks will depend in the near term at least on an obama win. that's because of the power of the implementation of health care reform. obama win something synonymous with january 1, 2014, most of that nasty uncompensated care, the no pay heads in the beds begins to go away. as hospitals have been the insurers of last resort, the investor reaction to the relief of that is this quite stunning and staggering move we've seen since post-convention. >> i'm worried about something a little more macro, sheryl. forget about health care reform law. tenet was a $20 stock eight years ago. hca came, went, now came back, community health has had issues. they seem to have a lot of other problems which makes me nervous to inves
romney has a strong showing, all of that good, strong upward movement is going to come crashing back down around our had he on thursday. >> for all of the stocks in the sector or are there those that are immune to politics? >> in the hospital sector? i don't think anybody's immune to the politics. this is a very, very politicized group. their entire fate, in essence, of these stocks will depend in the near term at least on an obama win. that's because of the power of the...
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fox news poll has romney down five points. it suggests romney is down. pat who is not a republican and pollster, says, look, what the media are doing is hitting hard and spending their own money and deciding to spend money on polls in virginia and ohio states where obama is clearly clobbering romney. see, he is 8 points. he miss be losing nationwide. it's not completely wrong but it's to create a bandwagon effect that romney is a goner. >> rick: do you agree with him that we're going to hear tightening of the race and that is because the media wants to generated ratings or because there is a guilt on the mainstream media, maybe we should be covering this a little more fairly than we have bon been. you are shaking your head no? >> i do think media polls can be a little skewed. i have a friend that used to do it. ding, it's been cooked and here is what you wanted. the thing is, there is bias but it's evenly split. some are weighted towards republicans and some are weighted towards democrats so the real clear politics average so romney is down about four po
fox news poll has romney down five points. it suggests romney is down. pat who is not a republican and pollster, says, look, what the media are doing is hitting hard and spending their own money and deciding to spend money on polls in virginia and ohio states where obama is clearly clobbering romney. see, he is 8 points. he miss be losing nationwide. it's not completely wrong but it's to create a bandwagon effect that romney is a goner. >> rick: do you agree with him that we're going to...
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and instead of backing away, romney doubled down on his position. our chief political correspondent chuck todd has been following this all day. >> reporter: good evening, well, last night, mitt romney turned the attack and brought it into the presidential campaign, despite being criticized even by fellow republicans, for the timing. he stood by that position and had discussion from the president. >> reporter: a mere 15 minutes before the statement. >> it was wrong to stand by a statement with sympathy, to those who had breached our embassy. >> reporter: the statement romney referred to was issued by the u.s. embassy in cairo around 6:00 on tuesday morning, saying in part, the united states condemns the hurting of the religious muslims, the statement issued on the anniversary of the 9/11 attack was intended to distance the u.s. from the video that it angered protesters in libya and egypt and led to romney's first criticism, which then triggered this reaction from the obama administration. we are shocked that at a time of the death of one of our offic
and instead of backing away, romney doubled down on his position. our chief political correspondent chuck todd has been following this all day. >> reporter: good evening, well, last night, mitt romney turned the attack and brought it into the presidential campaign, despite being criticized even by fellow republicans, for the timing. he stood by that position and had discussion from the president. >> reporter: a mere 15 minutes before the statement. >> it was wrong to stand by...
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>> reporter: i think that's what it boils down to. there's a ritualistic part of it, the two burying the hatchet, breaking bread tomorrow. a lot of people expected this to happen. it's not going to be in public view, by any means necessary, although you can bet that your diligent cameramen and producers will be running all over the town looking to find pictures of mitt romney. but they will not allow the quote/unquote photo spray in the private dining room. which if you're a white house buff is over the corner, when the two men meet tomorrow afternoon. some smart alec in the front row asked whether gifts would be exchanged because, of course, the president gave john boehner a gift of wine. >> a wine you know a great deal about because you were at that very vineyard. >> calle >> reporter: it is a delicious quaff, as we discussed last week. mitt romney does not drink and that could have been an illusion to the fact that they say president obama won because of the gifts he bestowed among many americans. >> we know the president started a
>> reporter: i think that's what it boils down to. there's a ritualistic part of it, the two burying the hatchet, breaking bread tomorrow. a lot of people expected this to happen. it's not going to be in public view, by any means necessary, although you can bet that your diligent cameramen and producers will be running all over the town looking to find pictures of mitt romney. but they will not allow the quote/unquote photo spray in the private dining room. which if you're a white house...
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i didn't see the split screens an reaction shot whence the president was looking down auchbd and romney looked more energetic. we see that here. that, i think, with the focus on the body of the debate changed the way you looked at. i was more focused on what they were saying. >> you're such a purist, listening to what they say. that's adorable. the other stuff, the body language, how they interact, what they call each other, all that feeds into it. "saturday night live" which i know you're interesting in it all feeds into this massive perception that it's a huge fail. >> i'm going to be old fashioned and hang on to that. warning, we're about to get into substance of an exchange between mitt romney and barack obama about the tax plan which obama characterized as being $5 trillion and not being fully paid for. let's watch. >> when you add all the loopholes an deductions that upper level individuals are taking advantage of, you don't come close to paying if for $5 trillion in tax cuts 257b8d trillion in additional military spending. >> i will not reduce the share paid by high-income indivi
i didn't see the split screens an reaction shot whence the president was looking down auchbd and romney looked more energetic. we see that here. that, i think, with the focus on the body of the debate changed the way you looked at. i was more focused on what they were saying. >> you're such a purist, listening to what they say. that's adorable. the other stuff, the body language, how they interact, what they call each other, all that feeds into it. "saturday night live" which i...
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obama and mitt romney are taking down negative campaign ads for today. there will not hold any political event. former president bill clinton make a stop in florida behalf of president obama. attend a rally tonight the florida international university and make more appearances in the coming weeks. mitt romney will commemorate the anniversary and about where is set to address the associationrd convention in reno. the national guard was deployed overseas as part of the u.s. response to the attacks. paul ryan will spend the day in wisconsin in commemoration and reflection. coming up next, it is a someice that has caught heat. a new study is out claiming to sell the matter once and for all. is acupuncture good for you? >> we will find out more about that and negotiations failed in the chicago teachers strike. what is next for teachers? >> we will show you how the with all ofealing this. >> we have another live look outside at a beautiful day in the d.c. area. before copd... i took my son fishing every year. we had a great spot, not easy to find, but worth it
obama and mitt romney are taking down negative campaign ads for today. there will not hold any political event. former president bill clinton make a stop in florida behalf of president obama. attend a rally tonight the florida international university and make more appearances in the coming weeks. mitt romney will commemorate the anniversary and about where is set to address the associationrd convention in reno. the national guard was deployed overseas as part of the u.s. response to the...
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fox business actually sat down with mitt romney. he passed about the issue. issue number one, jobs and the economy. here is mitt romney's response. >> and of the white house keeps saying economic above the numbers, but if you look over the last several quarters, the last several years, you see a continued pattern which is that we are not creating the jobs that we need to create to put americans back to work. for every net new job created about four people dropped out of the workforce. so we are going in the wrong direction. cheryl: that is the issue here. the fact that the labour participation rate dropped so substantially. people are giving up. to have to go back to the belief in these numbers. can we believe them? and have troubling is it that the labour participation rate is as low as it is now? >> that tell you, this is very troubling. the only reason why the number went down, 368,000 americans, many of whom people out there watching right now know personally are no longer looking for work. instead of celebrating the number, 8.1, they're doing is saying,
fox business actually sat down with mitt romney. he passed about the issue. issue number one, jobs and the economy. here is mitt romney's response. >> and of the white house keeps saying economic above the numbers, but if you look over the last several quarters, the last several years, you see a continued pattern which is that we are not creating the jobs that we need to create to put americans back to work. for every net new job created about four people dropped out of the workforce. so...
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and looking down their noses in the most disdainful way, martin. >> yes. >> and i think mitt romney spoke from his heart when he talked about 47% of the american people basically being parasites. >> you are the psychologist, so only you can make a comment about that. but i'm so glad you mentioned paul ryan because he was on the trail today. and he was dispatched to colorado. where he took a question from a woman, who makes $350 every two weeks and cannot get off welfare. here's the conclusion to his rather lengthy insubstantial answer. >> a hand up a hand out. teach a man to fish, he can feed himself for a life. don't simply feed fish. >> don't feed the fish? feed the 5,000? what is this man talking about? >> well a trite almost insultingnessinsult ing answer to a serious question. there are struggling americans looking for real answers. all they're hearing from romney/ryan is tax cuts for the wealthy. let this trickle down system that's failed us in the past let's go back to that try it at least one more time. let's enrich our wealthy friends. and it's not selling in ohio, martin. and i
and looking down their noses in the most disdainful way, martin. >> yes. >> and i think mitt romney spoke from his heart when he talked about 47% of the american people basically being parasites. >> you are the psychologist, so only you can make a comment about that. but i'm so glad you mentioned paul ryan because he was on the trail today. and he was dispatched to colorado. where he took a question from a woman, who makes $350 every two weeks and cannot get off welfare....
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romney down by ten points in a new poll out this morning, and nearly that in another recent poll. after that video of romney talking badly about the 47% who pay no income tax. today, from romney, more compassion in a new minute-long tv ad. >> president obama and i both care about poor and middle class families. the difference is, my policies will make things better for them. >> reporter: romney's problem is historic, nobody has won the white house without winning ohio, romney sounded optimistic today in an interview with nbc news. >> can you win ohio? >> i'm going to win ohio, in part because i have for support of people in ohio. >> reporter: but the problem, obama is here, too, today, his 29th visit since taking office, and not letting anybody forget that other number, 47%. >> i don't believe we get very far with leaders who write off half the nation as victims who never take responsibility for their lives. >> reporter: the president stopped at campuses, ralliy young supporters. such a crucial day, both men took the stage at almost the same time this afternoon, and almost crossed
romney down by ten points in a new poll out this morning, and nearly that in another recent poll. after that video of romney talking badly about the 47% who pay no income tax. today, from romney, more compassion in a new minute-long tv ad. >> president obama and i both care about poor and middle class families. the difference is, my policies will make things better for them. >> reporter: romney's problem is historic, nobody has won the white house without winning ohio, romney...
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romney's 47% remarks are still dragging him down. the polls and today there is more evidence. john nichols will join me. the candidacy is todd akin is a cancer of taking over the senate. the latest in the big senate race and other races. share your thoughts with us on facebook and twitter using the hash tag, ed show. we'll be right back. [ mother ] you can't leave the table till you finish your vegetables. [ clock ticking ] [ male announcer ] there's a better way... v8 v-fusion. vegetable nutrition they need, fruit taste they love. could've had a v8... >>> we are back. it was a bad week for mitt romney. he wanted to take time and look for bright spots in the campaign. can we find them? maybe something can fire up romney's dejected supporters. let's hear what the candidate himself had to say at a fund-raiser in pennsylvania today. >> you know, we would shock people if early in the evening of november 6th it looked like pennsylvania was going to come our way and did come our way. that can happen. that can happen. >> key word is shock. that can really happen? a real confidence bo
romney's 47% remarks are still dragging him down. the polls and today there is more evidence. john nichols will join me. the candidacy is todd akin is a cancer of taking over the senate. the latest in the big senate race and other races. share your thoughts with us on facebook and twitter using the hash tag, ed show. we'll be right back. [ mother ] you can't leave the table till you finish your vegetables. [ clock ticking ] [ male announcer ] there's a better way... v8 v-fusion. vegetable...
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and at worst he's down a point. it raises the possibility of that split verdict. you lose the popular vote and win the electoral college. the reason for that as i outlined last week is he is lagging particularly in the blue states, in the northeast, in the states that are being hit by this. it's not he's going to lose these states. he's not going to lose, connecticut, new jersey, massachusetts, but his falloff is pronounced with democrats in those states. if early voting is sus ppended maryland, it's the mobilization the obama campaign is relying on. if that's going to be difficult to do in these blue states, it could potentially worsen that blue state problem. the one for romney that jumps out at me, he's behind in these swing states. so the question is he needs something over the last week that's going to make him jump two points or three points in ohio or wisconsin or iowa, one of those states. i'm wondering, he had to suspend his campaign today. i don't know when he can restart it. i don't know if anyone is goin
and at worst he's down a point. it raises the possibility of that split verdict. you lose the popular vote and win the electoral college. the reason for that as i outlined last week is he is lagging particularly in the blue states, in the northeast, in the states that are being hit by this. it's not he's going to lose these states. he's not going to lose, connecticut, new jersey, massachusetts, but his falloff is pronounced with democrats in those states. if early voting is sus ppended...
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i think what romney will deliver is economic policies that begin to lift the u.s. economy. over time, that's what we need. in the short run, i think the market is going to have to come back down to earth sooner or later because the second half economic picture is actually much worse than the first half economic picture was, and that was pretty bad. >> brian, the only policy that really matters shortly after mitt romney or barack obama is re-elected as president is the fiscal cliff, right? >> yes. that will dominate -- that will be one of the dominating factors in the market post-election. you can go through the six different scenarios of how the election may turn out and what it means for the fiscal cliff. my message is very simple. the fiscal cliff will be averted because it has to be averted. because no side is going to allow the country to go into a 4 percentage point drop in gdp geen into recession. that's not going to happen. the mark will react negatively. it will be a very volatile two months after the election between november and year end. >> carly, when you look a
i think what romney will deliver is economic policies that begin to lift the u.s. economy. over time, that's what we need. in the short run, i think the market is going to have to come back down to earth sooner or later because the second half economic picture is actually much worse than the first half economic picture was, and that was pretty bad. >> brian, the only policy that really matters shortly after mitt romney or barack obama is re-elected as president is the fiscal cliff, right?...
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. >> romney received 30 percent of the husband husband that is down from what president bush got in 200 much. so the gop has to figure out how to reach out to latinos to win the future election. it is a pleasure for you to be here. [ applause ] i have known you a few years and i realize that i don't know the answer to my first question. what is your first political memory in your history? >> first of all, thank you for inviting me and it is it a great honor. my first memory, would you a little boy in cub a. and so bad memories was immense government that didn't allow any room for civil society, for peist action for individuals. i carried that with me remembering how evil big government is. >> so how did that form your personal filos -- philosophy. you think there is a way for conservative to reach out to latino. how will that hort and medium term goals be accomplished? >> having seen communism from the start as a kid, you get to know and you understand how bad big government is. so the first thing, with regard to hispanic and the conservative message. first thidge you have to do short t
. >> romney received 30 percent of the husband husband that is down from what president bush got in 200 much. so the gop has to figure out how to reach out to latinos to win the future election. it is a pleasure for you to be here. [ applause ] i have known you a few years and i realize that i don't know the answer to my first question. what is your first political memory in your history? >> first of all, thank you for inviting me and it is it a great honor. my first memory, would...
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you know, he's got that energy. >> phillip maxwell lived down the street from the romneys in a wealthy detroit suburb. >> george would go out on the golf course. he had floresent golf balls and he would hit the ball and he would run after the ball. jogging, hit the ball again. that was his exercise. >> young mitt not only had his father's energy -- >> there seemed to be a special bond between george and mitt. >> michael kranish and scott helman co-wrote the book "the real romney." >> mitt absolutely idolized his father in a way you can see drawn out in the way he's run his life, following the same footsteps of the career. >> george romney was the ceo who saved american motors by betting on smaller cars. it gave his son a first look at business. >> george was a turnaround artist at american motors. taking a company that had lost focus for whatever reason and fixing it. >> once george made his mark in the auto world, he switched gears to politics. he was the republican governor of michigan for three terms. young mitt was a fixture on the campaign trail schooled early issues and strategie
you know, he's got that energy. >> phillip maxwell lived down the street from the romneys in a wealthy detroit suburb. >> george would go out on the golf course. he had floresent golf balls and he would hit the ball and he would run after the ball. jogging, hit the ball again. that was his exercise. >> young mitt not only had his father's energy -- >> there seemed to be a special bond between george and mitt. >> michael kranish and scott helman co-wrote the book...
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when we break down the numbers and show latinos that showed up, the younger votes that showed up for the president. everybody that came out, was it romney's to lose because the republican party wasn't able to coalesce women and minorities to say we have a candidate for you to choose. >> absolutely. i think that clearly he was pushed too far to the right. it didn't work. but i think the economy at the end of the day was the real issue. and that was obama's to own. he grabbed the issue of the middle class. he owned it. romney made mistake after mistake on that front. the 47% comment. i mean, any number of issues there. and the latino voters, the young women voters. these are people who are very concerned about the future of their jobs, of income growth of the middle class. i think that's what happened in ohio in particular. >> larry, as we talked about earlier in the week in your crystal ball blog, you predicted the president would win with 290 electoral votes. you said it's published so you stand by it. now are the pollsters the real winners. people like yourself vindicated with the p
when we break down the numbers and show latinos that showed up, the younger votes that showed up for the president. everybody that came out, was it romney's to lose because the republican party wasn't able to coalesce women and minorities to say we have a candidate for you to choose. >> absolutely. i think that clearly he was pushed too far to the right. it didn't work. but i think the economy at the end of the day was the real issue. and that was obama's to own. he grabbed the issue of...
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for one mitt romney, that is all that this race comes down to. whether we can keep it simple and clear. after all the noise, leave voters understand that this election really comes down to. are you better off than you were four years ago. because that could make a compelling case. we will see next week in denver for the first day, october 3, we are back for each and everyone there every one there after we started, 8:00 p.m. eastern time. we are with you through midnight. i'm telling you folks that when we told you from the very beginning, the caucuses, primaries, a lot of people talk about this. it is your money and your life in your future. watching it all for you. "money with melissa francis" next. melissa: i'm melissa francis and hire's what's "money" tonight. france green lights an insane tax hike. the country's wealthiest have to hand over 75% of their earnings to the french government. can you believe it? could this happen in the u.s.? plus the economy is a mess. why are more people suddenly feeling more confident and less conservative abou
for one mitt romney, that is all that this race comes down to. whether we can keep it simple and clear. after all the noise, leave voters understand that this election really comes down to. are you better off than you were four years ago. because that could make a compelling case. we will see next week in denver for the first day, october 3, we are back for each and everyone there every one there after we started, 8:00 p.m. eastern time. we are with you through midnight. i'm telling you folks...
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what's happening down-ballot. >> what's happening is down races. 16 of them are incredibly competitive. >> they're more competitive now than they used to be, correct? >> we're at the lowest since 1960 and there's an overwhelming correlation. 85% of romney voters voting republican in senate races, even in 2010 the biggest republican year since 1938, nine states where obama was 47% or above. democrats won eight of them. 15 he was 47 or below, republicans won 13 of them. you can run, you can't hide. the president will have an enormous impact on the races. >> i have to leave it there, i'm sorry. i hope you come back. this has been great fun. i've learned a lot. >>> next up, mitt romney looks to the heavens to highlight his latest criticism of president obama. two years ago, the people of bp made a commitment to the gulf. and every day since, we've worked hard to keep it. bp has paid over twenty-three billion dollars to help people and businesses who were affected, and to cover cleanup costs. today, the beaches and gulf are open for everyone to enjoy -- and many areas are reporting their be
what's happening down-ballot. >> what's happening is down races. 16 of them are incredibly competitive. >> they're more competitive now than they used to be, correct? >> we're at the lowest since 1960 and there's an overwhelming correlation. 85% of romney voters voting republican in senate races, even in 2010 the biggest republican year since 1938, nine states where obama was 47% or above. democrats won eight of them. 15 he was 47 or below, republicans won 13 of them. you can...
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. >> mitt romney went down well with the audience. >> if there's one thing we have learned this election season, by the way, it is that a few words from bill clinton can do a man a lot of good. >> what words would you have for mitt romney, given the state of the election campaign right now? >> well, i think you know the debates are very important. >> crucial? >> i think so. and i think if he's gonna double down on that 47% remark, that will cause difficulties because we now know the overwhelming number of those people work and have children. the reason they don't pay federal income taxes is because the median income is as low as 1995. until the current election season, republicans and democrats supported both the child tax credit and the earned income tax credit. i doubled the earned income tax credit. it was signed under the tax credit. reagan started it. we started it with a strong support of republicans in congress. president bush dealt with that, then president obama increased the earned income tax credit for families with more than three children. this is a rejection of basically mo
. >> mitt romney went down well with the audience. >> if there's one thing we have learned this election season, by the way, it is that a few words from bill clinton can do a man a lot of good. >> what words would you have for mitt romney, given the state of the election campaign right now? >> well, i think you know the debates are very important. >> crucial? >> i think so. and i think if he's gonna double down on that 47% remark, that will cause difficulties...
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the romney camp plays down expectations for next week's debate. some predictions. welcome to "the willis report." but, everybody. i'm lori rothman in for gerri willis perry the recovery is flat lining. the jobless rate has been about 8% for more than three years. but president obama is getting a well timed bump care of the labor department. bystanders showing more jobs have now been created and lost since the president took office. does this hurt mitt romney's argument? let's ask former republican governor mike huckabee of arkansas. it is wonderful to have you. >> great to be here. lori: what do you think of this jobs revision? it seems to be a nice boost for obama. >> if he is looking for anything, this is the lifeline he has. the fact is, of the jobs that have been created are jobs that are being created at a much lower pay scale than the jobs that people lost. some 30% lower. the fact that people have got a job does not necessarily mean they're better off. the key thing is that median household income is down by more than $3,000. that is the real issue. lori: me
the romney camp plays down expectations for next week's debate. some predictions. welcome to "the willis report." but, everybody. i'm lori rothman in for gerri willis perry the recovery is flat lining. the jobless rate has been about 8% for more than three years. but president obama is getting a well timed bump care of the labor department. bystanders showing more jobs have now been created and lost since the president took office. does this hurt mitt romney's argument? let's ask...
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he wrote, the romney campaign should double down on what he said. they should own it. meanwhile it's causing headaches for republican seats across the seat. scott brown said today, that's not the way i view the world. there's also a close senate race between linda mcmahon. i disagree with governor romney's insinuation that 47% of americans believe they are victims. congressman murphy's campaign objects to mcmahon's statement. they were quick to post this d video earlier today. >> i'd like to see everyone pay their fair share. 47% of the people today don't pay any taxes. >> for more, let's turn to michelle goldberg, writer for "newsweek" and "the daily beast." this has created a riff. who has the potential upside in all of this. >> i think it's pretty obvious that rush limbaugh's incentives are different from those republicans that want to win elections. he has to speak to the base in the most inflamed section. he does as well financially either way whether republicans win or lose. probably better when they lose. if there's one party that loves to play the victim, i thi
he wrote, the romney campaign should double down on what he said. they should own it. meanwhile it's causing headaches for republican seats across the seat. scott brown said today, that's not the way i view the world. there's also a close senate race between linda mcmahon. i disagree with governor romney's insinuation that 47% of americans believe they are victims. congressman murphy's campaign objects to mcmahon's statement. they were quick to post this d video earlier today. >> i'd like...
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but he did try to pin mitt romney down on specifics. >> he says that he's going to close deductions and loopholes for his tax plan. that's how it's going to be paid for but we don't know the details. he says that he's going to replace dot frank, wall street reform, but we don't know exactly which ones. he won't tell us. he now says he's going to replace obama care. at some point i think the american people have to ask themselves, is the reason that governor romney is keeping all these plans to replace secret because they are too good? is it because somehow middle class families are going to benefit too much from them? >> let me bring in nick khristoff. let me read one of your many tweets last night, nick. obama is such a gifted speaker but tonight he seemed passive, distracted and defensive. what happened? >> i mean n a word, he blew it. it is not the same as blowing a campaign. i think part of it was expectations and romney did much better than expectations. but beyond that, he let romney get away with accusing him of being the one who is undecided on big banks, on being the one who wo
but he did try to pin mitt romney down on specifics. >> he says that he's going to close deductions and loopholes for his tax plan. that's how it's going to be paid for but we don't know the details. he says that he's going to replace dot frank, wall street reform, but we don't know exactly which ones. he won't tell us. he now says he's going to replace obama care. at some point i think the american people have to ask themselves, is the reason that governor romney is keeping all these...
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does it come down to jobs? let's ask jared bernstein. he was a former chief economist for vice president joe biden and we have ray hennerman,. to what extent did the dismal jobs number help romney or too early to swing the vote on polling day? >> i think it basically confirms the narrative looking at the promises that came in on the economy, they simply aren't coming true in the labor market. in the result of the day's numbers, the labor market is worse than the start of the year. worse compared to last year. the fall in the unemployment rate is simply because record numbers of americans aren't even showing up to try to look for a job and narratives that the president had to overcome and indication that his policies of higher tax promises and expanding government spending aren't putting americans to work. >> jared, how's the president able to spin this if the jobs numbers are potentially worse and do and say to make it not something that counts against him? >> well, i think it's consistent with something he's done and said all along whic
does it come down to jobs? let's ask jared bernstein. he was a former chief economist for vice president joe biden and we have ray hennerman,. to what extent did the dismal jobs number help romney or too early to swing the vote on polling day? >> i think it basically confirms the narrative looking at the promises that came in on the economy, they simply aren't coming true in the labor market. in the result of the day's numbers, the labor market is worse than the start of the year. worse...
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romney is trying to down-play the recent polls while at the same time trying to put out a message of compassion on the campaign trail. >> i've got a very effective campaign. it's doing a very good job, but not everything i say is elegant. we just keep on battling forward with our message. i don't pay a lot of attention to the day-to-day polls. they change a great deal. i'm very pleased with some polls, less so with other polls but frankly at this early stage polls go up, polls go down. i care very deeply about the american people and people of different socioeconomic circumstances. don't forget, i got everybody in my state insured. 100% of the kids in our state have health insurance. the president cares about the people in america and i care about all the people in america, but i know how to help the people of america. look, we're going to win. there's no question in my mind. we're going to win. >> no question in his mind. joining me now, nbc's senior political editor mark murray. mark, as we saw earlier, the polls don't show a pretty picture for mitt romney right now. can he somehow
romney is trying to down-play the recent polls while at the same time trying to put out a message of compassion on the campaign trail. >> i've got a very effective campaign. it's doing a very good job, but not everything i say is elegant. we just keep on battling forward with our message. i don't pay a lot of attention to the day-to-day polls. they change a great deal. i'm very pleased with some polls, less so with other polls but frankly at this early stage polls go up, polls go down. i...
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knock it down. to disavow it. in other words, romney, he had a really wonderful opportunity, remember when rush limbaugh said those hateful things about sandra fluke, that georgetown law student, he had a great opportunity to smack down the fanatical fringe. he didn't do it. it was a missed opportunity. doesn't mean romney agrees with the crazy things limbaugh said but he missed an opportunity to assert himself against the fringe and this is an opportunity for romney, if he's got any sense and he's a terribly bright guy, a very decent guy, but he's a bit of a coward where the right wing is concerned. i do hope, it would help romney, but he should stand up in that debate and raise it himself and disavow attacks from five years ago on the president that seem to me to be driven perhaps by race rather than economics. >> we'll see if more does come out in the next half hour or so. again, we'll continue it. gloria borger, paul begala, boyce watkins, eric erickson, thank you very much. 50 million people ar
knock it down. to disavow it. in other words, romney, he had a really wonderful opportunity, remember when rush limbaugh said those hateful things about sandra fluke, that georgetown law student, he had a great opportunity to smack down the fanatical fringe. he didn't do it. it was a missed opportunity. doesn't mean romney agrees with the crazy things limbaugh said but he missed an opportunity to assert himself against the fringe and this is an opportunity for romney, if he's got any sense and...
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plans might be north afterour sharks have forced a beach to shut down. romney is said to accept his party's nomination for president. be set to win over voters. another gorgeous day outside, getthings will change as we [ harry umlaut ] that's one creamy muller. [ sally umlaut ] it's greek-style yogurt. thick, scrumptious, and more protein than those regular yogurts. are those almonds i see in the corner thingy? caramelized almlmons i think you'll find. well, who wants ordinary run-of-the-mill almonds when you could have the caramelized kind? if i was this girl, i'd caramelize my whole apartment. weird. this greek style yogurt has style. you can say that again. why thank you. this greek style yogurt has sle. okay. stop saying it now. you're sending me mixed messages. [ male announcer ] muller. the european for yummy. >> you are watching abc 7 "news at noon," on your side. with steve chenevey i am cynne simpson. news at noon, on your side if. the final day of the republican national convention. will officially the party's nomination tonight in his most imp
plans might be north afterour sharks have forced a beach to shut down. romney is said to accept his party's nomination for president. be set to win over voters. another gorgeous day outside, getthings will change as we [ harry umlaut ] that's one creamy muller. [ sally umlaut ] it's greek-style yogurt. thick, scrumptious, and more protein than those regular yogurts. are those almonds i see in the corner thingy? caramelized almlmons i think you'll find. well, who wants ordinary run-of-the-mill...
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romney was down about five points in the policy average. by the time it was over they were tied at 47 percent each. romney received a bump but it started much earlier and dispersed in the two weeks after the convention. >> you always remind me about your jazzed they are how loyal they are. conventions bring out the bait for both. i would think it is how people view it or not. that is considered like a crucial seminole figure. it almost guarantees reelection. to be low it not. but for the president you have to be liking that one. right? >> the approval rating is a key measure. obviously it makes sense if you think the leader is doing a good job you will reelect him. if you don't, you won't. it is not a good time for the president. this is one of his key strengths he is considered a likeable guy. people give him the benefit of the doubt they think he's a nice guy good husband good father even if they don't like where the economy is or some of his policies. the favor ability gap shrinks that is not good for the president. >> it is remarkable f
romney was down about five points in the policy average. by the time it was over they were tied at 47 percent each. romney received a bump but it started much earlier and dispersed in the two weeks after the convention. >> you always remind me about your jazzed they are how loyal they are. conventions bring out the bait for both. i would think it is how people view it or not. that is considered like a crucial seminole figure. it almost guarantees reelection. to be low it not. but for the...